Maya 2015 delivers on so many levels. From the small changes that make your everyday workflow smoother, to the new and exciting tools that will introduce you to a new way of working. Maya 2015 helps make dealing with complexity, simple.

With the Bifrost Procedural Effects Platform, XGen Arbitrary Primitive Generator technology and updates to the Bullet Physics plug-in, Maya 2015 is making a big splash in the world of VFX.

Bifrost Procedural Effects Platform

Naiad’s photorealistic liquid simulation technology is back, as the basis for the all-new Bifrost. Fully integrated in Maya 2015, Bifrost allows you to preview simulations interactively in Viewport 2.0, providing the stellar results artists have come to expect from the powerful Naiad technology.

Bifrost Procedural Effects Platform Part 1

Bifrost Procedural Effects Platform Part 2

XGen Arbitrary Primitive Generator

Create hair, fur and feathers or large vegetative landscapes with access to the same tools as the pros at Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. No need to slow down your computer by overloading the memory – XGen creates the geometry procedurally at render time.

With over 30 workflow changes and key updates to the core feature set - we’ve done a lot of work in Maya 2015, making the tools you rely on even more robust, from the ground up.

OpenSubdiv

Be more productive and realize your creative intent with ease! Visualize displacement maps interactively without the need to render with the WYSIWYG experience of OpenSubdiv.

Enhanced Polygon Modeling and UV toolsets

Get used to a more robust Maya toolset with all-new and enhanced feature sets for both modeling and UVs. Your modeling toolset now includes Relax and Tweak features with Soft Selection in the Quad Draw tool and a new interactive Edge Extend tool to help improve productivity. You can also enjoy better results in less time with the new multi-threaded unfolding algorithm for creating and editing meshes, and enhanced interoperability with Mudbox 2015 software.

Enhanced Polygonal Modeling

Enhanced UV toolset

Streamlined Retopology Toolset

You asked, we delivered.

With the understanding that small things can make a big difference, Maya 2015 addresses at least 30 workflow obstacles identified as high priority by customers. Customers can suggest their own workflow improvements and vote on current suggestions using the feedback forum.

More ways to get Maya

Get Maya on Desktop Subscription

Want Maya? Now you can buy a perpetual license or pay as you go with a Desktop Subscription plan. It’s your choice. Desktop Subscription plans give you access to a full-featured, commercial license of Maya, or an Entertainment Creation Suite, on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. It’s a cost-effective choice to get the production-proven Maya tools you need for your next project. It’s never been easier to get started with Autodesk‘s industry-leading 3D animation software, and Desktop Subscription plans are a great choice for freelance artists, independent studios, and startups that want to ramp up quickly and stay up to date.

Get Maya as part of the Entertainment Creation Suites

The Autodesk® Entertainment Creation Suites provide an affordable end-to-end creation solution, packed with tools used by leading artists.

Maya

3ds Max

Mudbox

Motion Builder

Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate

Maya Entertainment Creation Suite Standard

The Power of MotionBuilder

Autodesk® MotionBuilder® 2015 software helps bring the big-budget motion capture and character animation capabilities to the masses with support for affordable, consumer-level motion capture devices and a library of pre-built moves to cover a number of commonly required animations.

The Power of Mudbox

Autodesk® Mudbox® 2015 software delivers enhanced capabilities for real-world production workflows, with the ability to create topologically symmetrical meshes, new Sculpt Layer and Paint Layer groups that help make it easier to organize your work, and better interoperability with certain other 3D animation packages, especially Maya.

The Power of 3ds Max

3ds Max 2015 is the perfect tool to get stuff done, and enjoy the process! 3ds Max 2015 delivers greater performance, better workflows, new modeling capabilities and a WYSIWYG experience. The new version makes it easier to tackle demanding entertainment projects and deadlines.